Photos and videos from the opening day of Haiti Carnival 2026 feature dancers, bands and traditional masks in Cap-Haïtien, Jacmel and more.

Pétion-Ville’s 2026 Carnival ended after its first day when two people were seriously injured. Authorities halted festivities amid ongoing gang violence and reinforced security efforts.

Under the direction of the Director General, Mr. Erol Josué, the technical team of the National Bureau of Ethnology (BNE) — nicknamed the "laboratory of people's science" (laboratwa syans pèp la) — ...

Haiti's minister of culture and communication announced Wednesday that national Carnival celebrations will be canceled in the wake of violent protests that paralyzed the country for more than 10 days.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - At least 16 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group's Carnival float was shocked by high-voltage wires above the ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 20 people on a packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line. Another 46 people were injured. The ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least three Haitian bands said Saturday that they are being kept from performing at Carnival and that they suspect it’s because President Michel Martelly’s ...

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People walk in the street where a power line electrocuted a performer riding on top a musical group’s float during a carnival parade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. […] People walk ...